(As of 12:01 AM) by Hartley Miller
NHL:
Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green said forward Brock Boeser suffered a concussion after being hit from behind by Ottawa forward Chris Tierney on Monday.
Boeser did not skate with the Canucks at practice on Tuesday and his status for the start of the regular season is a mystery.
Brock Boeser is in concussion protocol and his status for the rest of the pre-season and the start of the #Canucks regular season is a mystery. https://t.co/Ukdb9mMtuC
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 25, 2019
Green said this is the first time the 22-year-old Boeser has been in concussion protocol in his career.
The Canucks, who have won four of their six exhibition games, host Ottawa tonight and Arizona Thursday to conclude their pre-season schedule.
Vancouver will open its regular season in one week on Wednesday, Oct. 2nd in Edmonton.
The Canucks schedule/results right here.
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Connor McDavid did not pick up a point in nearly 20 minutes of ice time in Tuesday’s 4-2 Edmonton Oilers pre-season loss against the Arizona Coyotes.
It was the first action for McDavid since suffering a knee injury in April.
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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is dealing with a bruised hand.
Habs coach Claude Julien said the injury will keep the 32-year-old from Anahim Lake off the ice for a “few days.”
Price should be ready to go when the Canadiens begin their season Oct. 3rd in Carolina.
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Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs is facing a disorderly conduct charge after being involved in an incident on May 26th in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona.
According to court records, Matthews is being charged with disruptive behavior or fighting.
The Maple Leafs have issued a statement they are aware of a “complaint of disturbing the peace” against Matthews and that he is cooperating with authorities.
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Defenceman Justin Faulk has agreed to a 7-year, $45.5 million contract extension with the St. Louis Blues.
The deal was announced after the Stanley Cup champion Blues acquired the 27-year-old Faulk from the Carolina Hurricanes for defenceman Joel Edmundson and a prospect forward (Dominik Bokk).
Outhouse-Moose:
The Manitoba Moose of the AHL signed former Cariboo Cougars goalie Griffen Outhouse to a one-year contract.
The 21-year-old from Likely, B.C. played the last four seasons with the Victoria Royals.
Outhouse sits seventh in WHL history for most wins by a goaltender.
The #MBMoose have announced the club’s 2019 Training Camp roster.
The team has signed goalie Griffen Outhouse. He posted a career 114-60-15 record (2.77 GAA/.917 SV%) with Victoria (WHL). #GoMooseGo | #Moose20
DETAILS >> https://t.co/wrVj10DHTo
ROSTER >> https://t.co/piWPkloEvF pic.twitter.com/JCDiJVwnlM— Manitoba Moose (@ManitobaMoose) September 23, 2019
WHL: (PG Cougars)
The Prince George Cougars play their next two games against the (0-1) Royals Friday and Saturday in Victoria.
The Cougars will not have defenceman Cole Moberg in their lineup.
Moberg is out 2-to-3 weeks with an upper-body injury that he suffered in the 4-1 loss (Saturday)
to the Vancouver Giants.
The Cougars next home games will be against the (1-0) Kelowna Rockets on October 4th and 5th.
The PG Cougars schedule/results right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
.@PGCougars, @Spirit_North and @Northern_Health expand Spirit of Healthy Kids Program to include all of #NorthernBC
| https://t.co/jsL5CoIh8K #CityofPG pic.twitter.com/o8f8mNMtOg— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 24, 2019
BCHL: (PG Spruce Kings)
The (2-3-2) Prince George Spruce Kings host the (3-4) Alberni Valley Bulldogs Friday and the
(2-5-1) Trail Smoke Eaters Saturday.
TRADES | The Spruce Kings have acquired Mason Waite from the @LloydBobcats in exchange for Mack Stewart.
The Spruce Kings have also acquired Kolton Cousins from the @cowichancaps in exchange for Nolan Barrett.
More Info | https://t.co/q12MyZERwZ pic.twitter.com/gtsdKdvTWD
— Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 24, 2019
The Spruce Kings schedule/results right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.
BC Major Midget League: (Cariboo Cougars)
The (1-0-0-1) Cariboo Cougars are off this weekend.
They play again October 5th and 6th on the road at the (1-1) Kootenay Ice.
The Major Midget League schedule/results/standings right here.
Canada West Men’s Soccer:
The (4-4-1) UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team will host the (5-1-1) UBC Thunderbirds Friday night at 6:00 and Sunday at noon at Masich Place Stadium.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule/results right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
HIGHLIGHT: In a 0-0 game in the 80th minute against the @MacEwanGriffins, @UNBCMSoccer vet @OwenBStewart11 steps up. The goal extended the O Dog’s point streak to four games. pic.twitter.com/u2FmTrgA7e
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 23, 2019
Canada West Women’s Soccer:
The (3-1-2) UNBC Timberwolves women’s soccer team will visit (0-6) UBC Okanagan Heat Saturday at 1:00 in Kelowna and the (1-4-1) TRU WolfPack Sunday at noon in Kamloops.
The UNBC women’s soccer schedule/results right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
MLB:
Baltimore Orioles 11 Toronto Blue Jays 4
The (64-94) Jays are 1-1 on a season-ending six-game homestand that continues tonight against the (52-106) Orioles.
Toronto will also host Tampa Bay Friday, Saturday and Sunday to complete its regular season.
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With five days left in the MLB regular season, just one game separates three teams battling the two wild-card spots in the AL.
Oakland is 1/2 a game in front of Tampa and a full game ahead of Cleveland.
Tonight, the (94-63) A’s visit the Angels, the (94-64) Rays host the Yankees and the (93-64) Indians visit the White Sox.
In the National League, Washington clinched a wild-card playoff spot after a 6-5 Tuesday victory over Philadelphia.
Milwaukee is on the verge of clinching the last wild-card postseason berth.
The Brewers lead the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets by five games with each team having fives games to go.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
NFL:
Week four of the NFL season begins Thursday with (1-2) Philadelphia at (3-0) Green Bay.
The Packers are one of seven teams at 3-0.
The others are Dallas, LA Rams and San Francisco in the NFC plus New England, Buffalo and Kansas City in the AFC.
Detroit is unbeaten at 2-0-1.
There are seven winless teams in the league. Sitting at 0-3 are Miami, NY Jets, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Denver in the AFC and Washington in the NFC.
Arizona is 0-2-1.
The NFL schedule/results right here.
The NFL standings are right here.
CFL:
The (3-10) BC Lions host the (7-5) Montreal Alouettes Saturday night at 7:00.
Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. has been suspended one game stemming from a helmet-swinging incident against the Blue Bombers.
He will be replaced by Matt Shiltz.
Week 16 of the CFL season starts with (10-3) Hamilton at (9-4) Winnipeg Friday (5:30 PM PT).
On Saturday, prior to the Lions-Als game, (6-7) Edmonton visits (3-10) Ottawa (1:00 PT) and
(8-4) Saskatchewan plays at (2-10) Toronto (4:00 PT).
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The CFL standings are right here.
The 2019 schedule/results right here.